You won't hear any arguing about the validity of the honor, especialy after Wondolowski won the weighted vote by more than 200 points. After leading the league in scoring for the past three seasons, the star striker has finally got his just rewards.

Another badly kept secret is also out. Toronto FC have a new leader … that ought to finally get things going in Ontario.

Tom Anselmi, president and chief operating officer of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, said they’d finally got their man: “We had an obvious leadership void at the club. We had made the decision at that point that we needed new overall leadership, a president with experience, a track record of success – specifically MLS experience – in building a winning club and we found the right guy.”

Payne said that Paul Mariner would remain as head coach, and he is already planning for next season with plenty of former D.C. connections present. With Earl Cochrane and Thomas Rongen around, Payne will feel right at home.

Moving on, reports in Honduras suggest Seattle are close to signing another Olympic standout, with Wilmer Crisanto rumored to be lined up by the Sounders. The reports suggest a representative will be flying to Central America during the next few days to try and tie up a deal.

There’s been so much news around the league that we haven’t even given you the latest buzz from LA surrounding MLS Cup. It’s just two days away folks. Saturday (4:30pm ET; ESPN, TeleFutura, TSN/RDS in Canada, live chat on MLSsoccer.com) is edging ever closer.